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Philippines' Duterte wins extra year of martial law powershttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Philippines--Duterte-wins-extra-year-of-martial-law-powers/1840386-4226834-85iy8sz/index.html
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte won martial law powers across the southern third of the country for one more year on Wednesday to combat Islamic militants and leftist rebels, as Congress brushed aside fears of a looming dictatorship.2017-12-13T11:01:20ZFull employment in the US? Not for many womenhttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Full-employment-in-the-US--Not-for-many-women/1840386-4226832-pjsh87/index.html
With jobless rates at a two decade low, the United States is nearing full employment -- but women are not reaping the full benefit, due to a lack of childcare options.2017-12-13T10:59:36ZAlabama Democrat in shock Senate win over Trump-backed Republicanhttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Alabama-Democrat-in-shock-Senate-win-over-Trump/1840386-4226730-b3lxaaz/index.html
Democrat Doug Jones scored a stunning upset victory Tuesday in an intense US Senate race in conservative Alabama, dealing a humiliating blow to President Donald Trump whose chosen candidate failed to overcome damaging accusations of sexual misconduct2017-12-13T09:59:42ZGoogle opens AI centre in China as competition heats uphttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Google-opens-AI-centre-in-China-as-competition-heats-up/1840386-4226640-5g3p8qz/index.html
Google announced Wednesday that it will open a new artificial intelligence research centre in Beijing, tapping China's talent pool in the promising technology despite the US search giant's exclusion from the country's internet.2017-12-13T09:19:05ZSecond fire in Beijing migrant neighbourhood kills fivehttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Second-fire-in-Beijing-migrant-neighbourhood-kills-five/1840386-4226622-15g22xd/index.html
A building fire killed five people and injured eight in one of Beijing's migrant neighbourhoods Wednesday, just weeks after local authorities began mass evictions in response to another deadly blaze.2017-12-13T09:12:59ZUS military chopper window falls on Japan school: militaryhttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/US-military-chopper-window-falls-on-Japan-school--military/1840386-4226604-hjt1he/index.html
A window from a US military helicopter fell onto a school sports ground in southern Japan Wednesday, the marines said, apologising for a "regrettable" incident likely to fuel opposition to their presence.2017-12-13T09:06:05ZFBI agents on Russia probe called Trump 'idiot": reportshttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/FBI-agents-on-Russia-probe-called-Trump--idiot---reports/1840386-4226504-ukwsthz/index.html
A senior FBI agent removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe this year referred to Donald Trump before his election as an "idiot," in emails turned over to the Senate, US media reported.2017-12-13T08:27:43ZErdogan seeks to urge Muslim leaders into Jerusalem actionhttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Erdogan-seeks-to-urge-Muslim-leaders-into-Jerusalem-action/1840386-4226484-hltmtyz/index.html
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday chairs an emergency summit of the world's main pan-Islamic body, seeking to marshal Muslim leaders towards a coordinated response to the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.2017-12-13T08:21:45ZAfrica, Europe hope to rally support for Sahel anti-terror forcehttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Africa--Europe-hope-to-rally-support-for-Sahel-anti-terror-force/1840386-4226472-uvabla/index.html
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Germany's Angela Merkel and five African presidents Wednesday, hoping to bolster the fledging G5 Sahel force fighting jihadists in an area the size of Europe.2017-12-13T08:15:11ZAfter near decade, Beyonce back on top of US song charthttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/After-near-decade--Beyonce-back-on-top-of-US-song-chart/1840386-4224618-dhk6qqz/index.html
Beyonce, with little argument one of the top stars in pop music, Monday ended an unlikely drought -- nine years since she had a number-one US song.2017-12-12T19:30:00ZCalifornia wildfires: what we knowhttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/California-wildfires--what-we-know/1840386-4224640-7wqv3gz/index.html
It's been a week since southern California has been charred by a devastating wave of wildfires, blasted by almost hurricane force winds.2017-12-12T19:15:00ZLeaders join France's Macron to discuss climate cash crunchhttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Leaders-join-France-s-Macron-to-discuss-climate-cash-crunch/1840386-4224810-idv879/index.html
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with other leaders on Tuesday, two years to the day since 195 nations adopted the climate-rescue Paris Agreement -- this time to talk about money.2017-12-12T19:15:00ZAfrican presidents draw strong consensus for inclusive growth at Africa 2017http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/African-presidents-draw-strong-consensus/1840386-4225136-g4idhm/index.html
Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, 11 December 2017. African presidents reached a strong consensus to focus on regional integration, inclusive growth and youth empowerment in order to achieve continued and sustained growth on the continent at the Africa 2017 Forum in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. President of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al Sisi hosted African heads of state and business leaders including President of the Republic of Guinea Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Côte D'Ivoire Alassane Ouattara, and President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.2017-12-12T19:15:00ZAnger brewing in German SPD against Merkel power pacthttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Anger-brewing-in-German-SPD-against-Merkel-power-pact/1840386-4225144-ed55vlz/index.html
To many German Social Democrats it sounds like a monster that will destroy their party if not democracy itself: the GroKo.2017-12-12T19:15:00ZFacing dissent from abroad, Ethiopia turns to spywarehttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Facing-dissent-from-abroad--Ethiopia-turns-to-spyware/1840386-4225148-amhskt/index.html
As soon as Ethiopian opposition activist Henok Gabisa read the email, he knew something was not right.2017-12-12T19:15:00ZTrump's candidate in final pitch as Alabama braces for Senate electionhttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Trump-s-candidate-in-final-pitch-as-Alab/1840386-4225198-c7aes2/index.html
Candidates in Alabama's intensely-watched Senate race made their final pitches to voters late Monday, after President Donald Trump urged loyalists to elect the firebrand Republican Roy Moore despite accusations he molested minors decades ago.2017-12-12T19:15:00ZArmy clears Honduras streets of protesters alleging poll fraudhttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Army-clears-Honduras-streets-of-protesters-alleging-poll-fraud/1840386-4224630-51s7mvz/index.html
Soldiers and police on Monday moved to clear roads across Honduras of demonstrators protesting alleged fraud in a presidential election held two weeks ago, which they said was won by leftist opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla.2017-12-12T19:00:00ZMan charged over jihadist murders of French police couplehttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Man-charged-over-jihadist-murders-of-French-police-couple/1840386-4225152-11osp21/index.html
French police charged a man on Monday in connection with the jihadist murder of a police couple after his DNA was matched to traces found in their home near Paris, legal sources said.2017-12-12T19:00:00ZPistorius injured in prison brawl over phonehttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Pistorius-injured-in-prison-brawl-over-phone/1840386-4225158-mjni0w/index.html
Former Paralympic champion and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has been injured in a prison brawl over the use of a public phone, a South African official said on Tuesday.2017-12-12T19:00:00ZRussia on alert for returning IS jihadists ahead of World Cuphttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Russia-on-alert-for-returning-IS-jihadists-ahead-of-World-Cup/1840386-4225168-bk7ax3/index.html
Russia's security service on Tuesday said it was on alert for the possible return of jihadists from Syria ahead of the World Cup and the presidential election in 2018.2017-12-12T19:00:00ZSix N. Korea crew members to be deported: Japanhttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Six-N--Korea-crew-members-to-be-deported--Japan/1840386-4225180-m24qjaz/index.html
Six of 10 North Korean "fishermen" rescued from a tiny wooden boat drifting off northern Japan will be deported back to their country, an immigration official told AFP Tuesday.2017-12-12T11:56:54ZWhite House rejects Trump accusers' demand for Congress probehttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/White-House-rejects-Trump-accusers--demand-for-Congress-probe/1840386-4224888-ca9keu/index.html
The White House on Monday rejected calls for a congressional investigation of claims Donald Trump sexually harassed women, saying the American people had spoken on the matter by electing him president.2017-12-12T09:14:06ZUS boy's anti-bullying video sparks outpouring of supporthttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/US-boy-s-anti-bullying-video-sparks-outpouring-of-support/1840386-4224882-6utdg9z/index.html
A video of a boy tearfully talking about being bullied at school has gone viral and prompted an outpouring of support from Hollywood celebrities, music stars, athletes and others.2017-12-12T09:10:53ZUS blasts Maduro move to sideline oppositionhttp://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/US-blasts-Maduro-move-to-sideline-opposition/1840386-4224872-b5m5xl/index.html
The US accused Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Monday of a dictatorial bid to wipe his opponents off the political map following his latest poll victory, after he announced the main opposition is barred from next year's presidential election.2017-12-12T09:07:48ZUS Army deserter who spent decades in N.Korea dies at 77http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/1840386-4224854-k0d40f/index.html
Charles Jenkins, a US Army deserter who spent four decades in communist North Korea and married a Japanese woman abducted by Pyongyang, has died at the age of 77, officials said on Tuesday.2017-12-12T09:03:20Z